Saturday, November 27, 2010

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Henry's Dream

Henry's Dream, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' seventh studio album, contains songs critics and fans alike have come to regard as indisputable classics from the band's oeuvre: "Papa Won't Leave You, Henry", "Christina the Astonishing", and "Jack the Ripper", to name just a few.Yet, for the band, Henry's Dream undeniably epitomises - much more so than any of their other albums - the loss of control that ensues when one has exerted but a slippery grip on some very vertiginous circumstances. Ironically, Henry's Dream became one of the Bad Seeds most loved records.

tRaCkS1.papa won't leave you, henry2.i had a dream, joe3.straight to you4.brother, my cup is empty5.christina the astonishing6.when i first came to town7.john finn's wife8.loom of the land9.jack the ripper

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Crispus Attucks - Red Black Blood Attack

Crispus Attucks takes the focused rage of traditional D.C. hardcore and turns it up another notch. Loud and angry, the band's modern take on hardcore is a stark contrast to the melodic forms popular today.

tRaCkS1.one, two, three...die!2.danger in the streets3.schools of assassins4.december 15, 18915.if we can't have it, we're gonna take it6.red black blood attack7.native son with no nation8.the fight remains the same9.drug the war10.the new slavery11.the rage and fury12.deconstructing13.i don't want to destroy everything...just you14.che sells, and so do you15.I pledge16.sick-o (infest)

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Crispus Attucks - Destroy The Teacher

The second album from Washington, D.C.'s hard-driving and poli-spewing aggressive nightmares. A thrash'n'burn sixteen-track "old school" hardcore pile-on to get slammed to. LP packaged with a huge, fold-out newspaper poster inside. Skate and destroy.

tRaCkS1.abaca2.if not p then q3.thrashin4.convenience kills5.dtt6.survival7.separation of the people & hate8.america's war9.raise your head10.deny youth head11.the article of libertaria12.falling in shame13.bloody lies14.under the banner of king death15.dead idols dead16.unknown

Monday, November 15, 2010

the STUCK-UPS - The Stuck Ups

The Stuck-Ups began in 1998 in Seattle, Washington as an all girl punk band. They self-released a four song 7" in January, 2001 and Sympathy For The Record Industry released The Stuck-Ups LP (produced by Billy Childish) about six months later. Members came and went until 2002, when the current incarnation of Tiffany, Meredith, Justin, and Nora came together. The Stuck-Ups have all been in other bands which you have never heard of such as Bottle of Smoke, Alta May, The Valentine Killers, Amp 176, Beautiful Losers, Radio Sweetheart, Los Diablos del Sol, Penis NV, The Castros and more. The Stuck-Ups recorded their second full length record, Human Doll Express, which was released in October 2002 on Sympathy for the Record Industry. The band split in December 2003 but old habits die hard... Their last sessions at Egg Studios, Our Time, was released by Squirrel Records in 2006 as a split with The Nasties from Italy. Currently, they are waiting for the big money offers to roll in. Are they stuck-up? And how.

Death were a black power trio from Detroit who released a single in 1975 and pretty much disappeared after that. Inspired by the raw Rock 'N' Roll of The Stooges and MC5, the three brothers moved away from their Funk/R&B roots into a new realm. ...For The Whole World To See features the two songs from the single ('Keep On Knocking' and 'Politicians In My Eyes') and five other tracks. Drag City. 2009.So of course lots of reviews are going to compare this band to early Bad Brains. Besides the fact that they are all African-American, I don't think that is completely accurate. It's not proto-hardcore here...it's more proto-punk and more on, just straight, brutal Detroit punk rock here.Songs 6 & 7 feature some of the same vocal peculiarities that the Bad Brains had but this is still 16th note, closed hi-hat punk rock and NOT hardcore ala Middle Class, Discharge, Bad Brains, Minor Threat, Die Kreuzen, etc.These 1975 sessions were cut at the same time the Ramones were cutting their demos in NYC. Totally mindblowing, fast punk here. Hard to believe it was recorded in '75.If you like Ramones, Johnny Thunders, Dead Boys, Mitch Ryder, Stooges, MC5's 2nd LP, Chuck Berry, Bad Brains' "Black Dots," and a million more things. These 7 songs coming out of the blue like this are truly one of the most historic discoveries of the punk / psych / post-punk / KBD -era to have ever been found.

YOU HAVE TO HEAR THIS TO BELIEVE IT. BUY NOW!-- by Joseph Broze, Chicago

Side A1.Keep On Knocking2.Rock'n Roll Victim3.Let the World Turn4.You're A PrisonerSide B1.Freakin' Out2.Where Do We Go From Here3.Politicians In My Eyes

Tuesday, November 02, 2010

New Model Army - Radio Sessions 83-84

this is easily one of the greatest post-punk compilations i've heard. NMA has both a message and strong melodies that carry them through.the album is VERY approachable, even if you don't particularly like punk rock. there's no band i want to compare them to, because i feel like they have their own sound & it's a sound i love. give this a listen; u'll love it too. >> kit kate bear <<

tRaCkS1.great expectations2.I wish3.notice me4.liberal education5.small town england6.spirit of the falklands7.christian militia8.running in the rain9.the cause10.drag it down11.frightened12.the attack